All parts of MU will shoulder a sliver of $3.8 million state withholding

The University of Missouri is making cuts across the board to make up for money it expected it to receive from the state government, but will not. In an email to university staff Thursday, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin said MU must make up for an additional $3.8 million that is not coming to the University due to Governor Jay Nixon's recent general revenue withholdings.

Loftin is asking all divisions of the University to send the central budget office back their fair share of the $3.8 million, based on how much general revenue they received, and their current balances. It'll be up to division heads to make the cuts. Auxillary departments, including the athletic department and residential life, which don't receive general revenue funds, will also contribute.

Dr. Jim Spain, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, says many of the divisions should be able to comfortably contribute with money from their reserves.

"It allows us to minimize the impact on day-to-day functions, but certainly impacts our flexibility in responding to unique needs or situations that might arise in the, in the months ahead," Spain said.